Once you log in, along the top of the page are four options – Home, Create a Timeline, Hot Topics and Dipity Premium à Click “Create a Timeline”
Your next page will be the “Create a Timeline” page.
Write your topic name.
Write a brief description of what the topic is about.
Pick your time zone. (Select Eastern time)
You have the option of uploading a picture that describes the timeline (this can tend to take awhile)
When creating your timeline, I would suggest keeping the permissions at “Anyone”
Click “Continue to add events”
The first page you come to is the “Add events to (insert topic name here). The first tab is an “Existing Events” tab, where you will see the “Dipity Timeline Created” is already inserted.
Click “Add Event”
Fill in all the designated blanks.
You can add a title, by using the key dates below.
You could write your own description later. Once you find out more.
If you are pasting an image URL from your news site – Using your computer mouse, right click the image and click on “Copy image location.” At this point, a URL will be made. I would suggest opening another window or tab to make sure the correct URL is created.
Click “Add event” box under the video URL option.
Repeat this process until you have added all the events you would like
Click “Continue” on the main page
Add your tags, choice defaults and click “Save and view timeline”
The next page is the timeline view of what you just created. You have the option of viewing the timeline as an actual timeline, a flip book, list or a map. You can edit the entries by clicking the item.
Timeline: The timeline would be ideal if you have dates close together or a sequence of events that don’t have large gaps in between.
Flipbook: It looks nice when you have different pictures to attach with each of your links and encourages user engagement because you are actually flipping through the content.
List: The list is nice because unlike the other options, you have the viewable link to the story – this could be helpful when replacing the “related stories” link within a story
Map: I envision crime maps or foreclosure maps. This is good when you have widespread locations but acts the same as Google maps might.
To embed the timeline (once final edits are completed) click “Embed” in the right corner above the timeline box. Note: Your timeline permissions must be set to “Anyone” can view it when embedding – See step 4.
Adjust the dimensions to what your publication uses, pick a default view and color scheme and copy and paste the embed code.
Voila!
Dates to include in your timeline:50,000 - BCEThe First Australians- Aboriginals were the real founders of Australia because they came to this land thousands of years before white people discovered it.1606 – 1770 EUROPEAN EXPLORATION of Australia1770 – Captain Cook maps east coast of Australia and claims it for Great Britain1788 – Arrival of First Fleet, Jan 26. 17881803 - Mathew Flinders completes first voyage around Australia1813 - Crossing the Blue Mountains1825 - Tasmania becomes our second colony1830 – Port Arthur Penal Settlement1851 – Gold Rush in Victoria1901 Federation1915 – April 25 th, Australians land at Gallipoli (WW1)1927 Parliament House opens in Canberra1939 WW21956 Melbourne hosts the Olympic Games2000 Sydney hosts the Olympic Games2008 PM RUDD acknowledges Aboriginal people – National Sorry Day2010 Australia’s first female PM
- Create an account by joining Dipity at http://www.dipity.com/?fb=n
- Use your Ultranet email. Your email is ______________@ultranet.vic.edu.au (insert your Ultranet username here)
- Once you log in, along the top of the page are four options – Home, Create a Timeline, Hot Topics and Dipity Premium à Click “Create a Timeline”
Your next page will be the “Create a Timeline” page.- When creating your timeline, I would suggest keeping the permissions at “Anyone”
- Click “Continue to add events”
- The first page you come to is the “Add events to (insert topic name here). The first tab is an “Existing Events” tab, where you will see the “Dipity Timeline Created” is already inserted.
- Click “Add Event”
Fill in all the designated blanks.- Click “Add event” box under the video URL option.
- Repeat this process until you have added all the events you would like
- Click “Continue” on the main page
- Add your tags, choice defaults and click “Save and view timeline”
The next page is the timeline view of what you just created. You have the option of viewing the timeline as an actual timeline, a flip book, list or a map. You can edit the entries by clicking the item.- Timeline: The timeline would be ideal if you have dates close together or a sequence of events that don’t have large gaps in between.
- Flipbook: It looks nice when you have different pictures to attach with each of your links and encourages user engagement because you are actually flipping through the content.
- List: The list is nice because unlike the other options, you have the viewable link to the story – this could be helpful when replacing the “related stories” link within a story
- Map: I envision crime maps or foreclosure maps. This is good when you have widespread locations but acts the same as Google maps might.
- To embed the timeline (once final edits are completed) click “Embed” in the right corner above the timeline box. Note: Your timeline permissions must be set to “Anyone” can view it when embedding – See step 4.
- Adjust the dimensions to what your publication uses, pick a default view and color scheme and copy and paste the embed code.
- Voila!
Dates to include in your timeline:50,000 - BCEThe First Australians- Aboriginals were the real founders of Australia because they came to this land thousands of years before white people discovered it.1606 – 1770 EUROPEAN EXPLORATION of Australia1770 – Captain Cook maps east coast of Australia and claims it for Great Britain1788 – Arrival of First Fleet, Jan 26. 17881803 - Mathew Flinders completes first voyage around Australia1813 - Crossing the Blue Mountains1825 - Tasmania becomes our second colony1830 – Port Arthur Penal Settlement1851 – Gold Rush in Victoria1901 Federation1915 – April 25 th, Australians land at Gallipoli (WW1)1927 Parliament House opens in Canberra1939 WW21956 Melbourne hosts the Olympic Games2000 Sydney hosts the Olympic Games2008 PM RUDD acknowledges Aboriginal people – National Sorry Day2010 Australia’s first female PM